Author:
Dick, Bernard F. author.
Edition Statement:Updated and expanded edition.
ImprintLexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2022]
Descriptionxli, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note:Text of this edition is unchanged but introduction has been expanded to cover additional films. --Preface, page vii.
Note:Preface -- 1. Prologue to Pearl -- 2. The War that Dared Not Speak Its Name -- 3. Hollywood as a Premature Antifascist -- 4. Hollywood as Neutral Interventionist -- 5. Hollywood Mobilizes -- 6. Plotting the War -- 7. The People's War -- 8. The Masters of the Race -- 9. California Comrades -- 10. Japs on Their Minds -- 11. Remembering Pearl Harbor -- Afterword to the 1996 Edition.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-285) and indexes.
Note:The American World War II film depicted a united America, a mythic America in which the average guy, the girl next door, the 4-F patriot, and the grieving mother were suddenly transformed into heroes and heroines, warriors and goddesses. The Star-Spangled Screen examines the historical accuracy- or lack thereof- of films about the Third Reich, the Resistance, and major military campaigns. Concerned primarily with the films of the war years, it also includes discussions of such postwar movies as Battleground (1949), Attack! (1956), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and Patton (1970). This revised edition includes new material covering recent films such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Dunkirk (2017), and JoJo Rabbit (2019), and their place in the war movie tradition. The Star-Spangled Screen makes a major contribution to popular culture by re-creating an era that, for all its tragedy, was one of the most creative in the history of American film. -- Provided by publisher.
